The web server must not be a proxy server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-41694	SRG-APP-000141-WSR-000076	SV-54271r2_rule		Medium

Description
A web server should be primarily a web server or a proxy server but not both, for the same reasons that other multi-use servers are not recommended. Scanning for web servers that will also proxy requests into an otherwise protected network is a very common attack making the attack anonymous.

STIG	Date
Web Server Security Requirements Guide	2014-11-17

Details

Check Text ( C-48091r2_chk )
Review the web server documentation and deployed configuration to determine if the web server is also a proxy server. If the web server is also acting as a proxy server, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-47153r3_fix)
Uninstall any proxy services, modules, and libraries that are used by the web server to act as a proxy server. Verify all configuration changes are made to assure the web server is no longer acting as a proxy server in any manner.